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Then and now, and the future

By John Stewart | 17 December 2008

After more than 40 years of studying local government, George Jones and John Stewart look at what...

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New political structures – have lessons been learned?

By John Stewart | 26 November 2008

In the decade since the Government came up with its plans for new political structures for counci...

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Why the postcode lottery should be welcomed

By John Stewart | 05 November 2008

Ministers and many local authorities are reluctant to take the decentralising path because they f...

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A balanced view from the scales of justice

By John Stewart | 13 August 2008

In the flurry of reports last month, the Ministry of Justice’s paper on engagement passed unnoti...

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Questions over the unitary process

By John Stewart | 30 July 2008

A new book on the recent round of local government reorganisation alleges that the process which ...

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Why mayors don't get our vote

By John Stewart | 23 June 2008

George Jones and John Stewart argue why they are opposed to directly-elected mayors

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So just what has the concordat achieved?

By John Stewart | 05 March 2008

Less than three months after the signing of the grandly-named central/local government concordat ...

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End of term report

By John Stewart | 13 February 2008

George Jones and John Stewart support many of the proposals in the recent Councillors’ Commission...

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An old idea, best left buried

By John Stewart | 06 February 2008

David Cameron’s proposal for local referenda on council taxes is a retread of a suggestion by Mic...

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We're still tackling those wicked issues

By John Stewart | 15 November 2007

'Wicked' issues are unsolved and hard-to-resolve problems - and local government encounters them ...

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Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development

£73,908 - £85,884

As Head of HR and OD Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Director of Environment and Housing

£104,451 - £115,830

Welcome to the Vale of Glamorgan Apply for this job

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£69,210 - £77,728

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

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